HBO has finally closed the coffin on True Blood with this series finale. But did it go out with real teeth or a moan of resignation? Well, it wasnt what I expected. So in that sense, tonightsTrue Bloodseries finale, Thank You, was a rousing success. With that said, was this endingSookie lovingly impaling Bill and alla satisfying conclusion or not? ….Im not entirely sure. Yes, this episode is Bill heavy and in many ways it makes sense....
Rectify wraps up season two with moving performances, but leaves enough mystery to bring us back for more. Daniel Holden didnt kill Hanna. Over the last two seasonsRectifys writers have seemed ambivalent about how important this fact really was. Thats not to say of course, that theres no room for experimentation. And over six episodes it kind of worked. The writers emphasized the profound strangeness of a world that was at once distant and intimately familiar to Daniel....
The introduction of Sailor Jupiter leads to a near-perfect episode! Weve come to the introduction of the one, the only… The story is also moving forward at a noticeably increased pace. It appears the Dark Kingdom reached their goal. If this is info Metalia had and shed been sleeping all this time, then fine. Only thing is, Beryl was around for all that shit. She was there, so how come she doesnt remember?...
I dont mind much. John Hartigan, Sin City. Were at the shadowy back-end of the summer blockbuster season and darkness is entering the frame. Here comes ultraviolence, sleaze, crime and death, all beautifully shot in macabre high-contrast monochrome. Regardless, were returning to familiar territory and we know exactly what were getting with aSin Citysequel. As unwholesome as that is, damn its good to be back. Ad content continues below The air (smoke?...
The firstSin Citydeserves credit for the visionary and medium-bending comic book visuals that are often attributed to Zack Snyder. Sadly,Sin City: A Dame to Kill Forisnt quite that. Hartigan (Bruce Willis) from the last movie. Albas storyline that features her also going up against Boothes Senator Roark is less successful. She begins the subplot as a mean drunk and ends it as an avenging murderess. And still, the world feels smaller and a lot less inviting this go-round....
That one worked out pretty well for BBC Worldwide the special screenings took 6m globally in its opening weekend. Thats not bad considering it only showed on Saturday evening and Sunday morning in most cinemas. But the old complaint about movies following on from TV shows is that theyre just longer episodes. More literally, thats what the event cinema screenings ofDoctor Whohave been. Handily, the most obvious BBC property is also being overseen by Steven Moffat....
Who needs to worry about the world ending when this girls life is? Not before the heady power of a beautiful union between love and death. Mia Hall (Moretz) is only 17-years-old when her perfect adolescence becomes anything but that. Inthealternative city, Mia finds herself drawn to the classics, particularly the cello. He also sees that future for Mia when he observes her playing in the high school rehearsal room....
How do you approach that? Did you look at what Clive had done before? Ad content continues below Josh Brolin:No. And I dont know why. I watchedMen in Blackso many times. But with this I knew the first one really well but I didnt go back and watch it again. I didnt want to. I just wanted to go in there and just kind of clean slate it. I didnt even ask why Clive wasnt doing it....
Welcome to the world of international staggered release dates! It seems to me that its a more natural fit over here than there. How much control do you get over the release of your films? Ad content continues below The marketing of my movies is something I have no control over! I usually am shown things, to give input beforehand. Some directors get really involved with that, but its not what I do....
Ad content continues below Earthshockwas partly the latter, but it was also designed to be simply exciting. Bluntly put, people die. It contains sustained peril. Sometimes people die in very moist and very green ways. Mainly, though, one of them dies because a planet hits him in the face. The guy had his moments. Doctor Whoin 1981 was not ready to do that. Its very odd, almost as if the grieving has been demarcated to one scene only....
The Valeyardisthe Doctor, or at least a regenerative culmination of his darkest tendencies. Theres some evil in all of us Doctor, even you, smirks the Master with gleeful schadenfreude. The Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature. Somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation. To be fair, there is an equally large contingent of Whovians that reject that 1980s limitation. However, Davies hasnt been runningDoctor Whofor a long time; Steven Moffat has been....
Excision director Richard Bates Jr’s latest film was a hit at the Fantasia Film Festival. Bates style is unmistakable, and hes surely on to something with his latest blend of horror and comedy. I had the opportunity to meet with Bates after the premiere to discussSuburban Gothicand his upcoming projects. Heres what he had to tell us. The response from the viewers at the premiere was pretty phenomenal. I was very happy....
Its in the last question. And how did you come to be involved withInto The Storm? And talking of the process, how was it to actually shoot? [both laugh] and Im like Really? and he said, Thats the best I got for ya! [laughs] It was really sore! [Laughs] Thats exactly right! Ill just look ridiculous, but at least Ill be protected! How do I ensure I stay in my sight lines?...
